Changelog

Vercel Analytics & Speed Insights

Real-time page analytics and Core Web Vitals monitoring are now active in production. Performance regressions will be caught before they affect your league experience.

Performance tracing for core operations

Cap recalculations, trade executions, waiver processing, and auction bid awards are now instrumented with Sentry performance spans. P95 latency is tracked per operation so slow queries surface immediately.

Structured server logging

All major server-side operations now emit structured JSON logs with timing data, enabling faster diagnosis of production issues via Vercel log drain.

Automated dependency vulnerability scanning

Every pull request now runs npm audit against high and critical CVEs as a required CI check. Dependabot is configured to open weekly grouped PRs for patch and minor updates.

Startup environment validation

The server now validates all required environment variables at boot time and fails fast with a clear error if anything is missing, eliminating silent misconfiguration issues in new deployments.

Cap glossary tooltip rendering fix

Fixed a React hooks ordering bug in the cap glossary tooltip component that could cause inconsistent rendering when a glossary term was not found.

Team build modifier on draft picks

Picks are now automatically adjusted based on the original team's strength. Rebuilder picks get boosted up to +25% and contender picks are derated up to −25%, using a composite power score of win rate, points scored, and cap usage.

Power ranking badge on picks

Every pick in the trade calculator now shows the original owner's record and a color-coded tier badge (Contender, Competitive, Mid-Pack, Rebuilding, Teardown) so you can see pick quality at a glance.

Dismissable alert system

Commissioner alerts are now typed by severity (critical, warning, info) with individual dismiss and 7-day snooze controls. Dismissed alerts live in a collapsible drawer and can be restored at any time.

Roster over-limit lockout

Teams exceeding the active roster limit are now blocked from making roster moves until they cut down. The commissioner dashboard shows a dedicated widget with per-team cut requirements.

Time travel mode

Test leagues can now rewind or fast-forward to any point in the season. Commissioners can simulate offseason transitions, score entry, and waiver processing at arbitrary dates.

Active roster limit enforcement

Waiver claims and free agent signings now check the active roster limit (starter + bench only) instead of total roster size, so taxi and IR slots no longer block pickups.

Deduplicated waiver wire

Players with multiple terminated contracts no longer appear as duplicate entries on the waiver wire. Only the most recent contract is shown.

Streamlined league home

Removed the full-width cap standings table from the league dashboard for a cleaner layout. Cap data is still accessible from the dedicated Cap Hub pages.

Role-based API route protection

All commissioner-only API routes now use a unified withCommissioner wrapper with CO_COMMISSIONER co-manager support. Expanded the protected routes manifest from 4 to 12 endpoints.

Cross-league data isolation

Trade finder and all league API routes now verify league membership server-side, preventing authenticated users from accessing other leagues' data.

Co-manager permission enforcement

New requireTeamAccess helper enforces VIEW_ONLY, ROSTER_CONTROL, and CO_COMMISSIONER permission levels on every team-scoped endpoint — not just in the UI.

Score override authorization

Manual score entry endpoint refactored to use the standard commissioner wrapper with full audit logging for every override.

Optimistic trade submission

Proposed trades now appear instantly with a pending state card while the server confirms, eliminating the wait-and-refresh cycle.

Real-time trade list

Trade list updates automatically via Realtime subscriptions when other teams propose, accept, or counter trades.

Enhanced trade conditions

Rebuilt the condition builder to support multi-team trades with flexible asset configurations and more accurate condition summaries.

Trade finder filters

New filter bar on trade block suggestions — sort by match score, need, or activity, with position-specific filtering.

50% faster draft page load

Draft room and auction board are now code-split with dynamic imports, cutting initial page weight by ~300 KB.

Mobile persistent cap bar

Always-visible cap bar on mobile during auctions shows budget, cap used, active bids, max bid, and slots filled at a glance.

Cap health color coding

Consistent traffic-light system across draft boards: green (>30% remaining), amber (15–30%), red (<15%).

Keyboard-navigable auction tabs

Full WAI-ARIA Tabs pattern on the mobile auction board — arrow keys, Home/End, and proper focus management.

Cap health scoring

New holistic cap health algorithm that factors utilization, dead cap, roster size, contract distribution, and future projections.

Cap rollover tracking

Teams now carry unused cap space forward between seasons when rollover is enabled in league settings.

League cap standings

Full-width standings widget on the league dashboard showing every team's cap utilization, health score, and dead cap.

War Room quick link

One-click access to the cap simulator directly from the league dashboard KPI cards.

Optimistic bid placement

Bids appear instantly in bid windows with automatic rollback if the server rejects them.

Real-time bid windows

Bid window and slow auction hubs now sync via debounced Realtime subscriptions instead of polling.

Anti-snipe protection

Slow auctions auto-extend deadlines when a competing bid arrives within the snipe window (default: 1 hour).

Binding nominations

New setting for slow auctions: when enabled, a nominating team's opening bid is binding — they win if nobody else bids.

Redesigned sidebar navigation

Six focused nav groups — Home, Roster & Trades, Cap Hub, League, Offseason Hub, and Commissioner — replacing the previous four-section layout.

Offseason phase indicator

Prominent phase badge with deadline countdown in the sidebar, replacing the old text-only pill.

Commissioner nav section

Dedicated commissioner navigation group with shield icon and pending-action count badge.

Skip navigation link

Keyboard users can now skip directly to main content on every page.

WCAG AA contrast compliance

All text, borders, and interactive elements updated to meet 4.5:1 (text) and 3:1 (non-text) contrast ratios in both light and dark modes.

Full keyboard navigation

StripeTabs, auction boards, and trade block modals now follow WAI-ARIA patterns with arrow key navigation, focus trapping, and Escape-to-close.

Dialog accessibility

All modals now include role="dialog", aria-modal, and aria-labelledby attributes with automatic focus trapping.

League creation templates

New first step in league creation: choose from pre-configured templates that auto-fill scoring, roster, and cap settings.

Getting started checklist

Interactive checklist on the league dashboard guides new owners through their first roster view, cap check, free agent browse, and transaction.

Welcome modal for new teams

First-time team owners see a friendly welcome modal introducing their league and key features.

Enhanced league join preview

Richer league preview card on the join page showing season, team count, status, and settings at a glance.

Simple / Advanced settings toggle

New commissioners see a streamlined settings view by default. Toggle to advanced mode for cap escalation, rollover, and floor controls.

Inline setting tooltips

Hover any cap-related setting to see a plain-language explanation of what it does and how it affects your league.

NFL game-day schedule model

Trade and roster locks now use real ESPN kickoff times instead of hardcoded day-of-week windows.

Shared Realtime refresh hook

New useRealtimeRefresh hook replaces per-component Supabase subscriptions with debounced batch updates, reducing re-renders across trades, standings, and bid windows.

Real-time row flash animations

Subtle slate-blue highlight animation when Realtime data changes, so you always know what just updated.